Articles by Rachel Ho

We're Too Picky for 'Ricky Stanicky'

Directed by Peter Farrelly

PUBLISHED Mar 6, 2024

Peter Farrelly's latest bro-comedy has a fun and simple premise: three childhood friends make up a fake person, the titular Ricky Stanicky,...

Oscars Predictions 2024: Who Will Win (and Who Should) at the 96th Academy Awards

PUBLISHED Mar 6, 2024

So last year didn't quite go to plan. 'ELVIS' getting completely shut out went against my wager that they would clean up in the technical...

Adam Sandler's 'Spaceman' Has No Gravity

Directed by Johan Renck

PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2024

In the year 2024, no one denies Adam Sandler's abilities as a "serious" actor. Most recently etched in the film-going conscious is...

Denis Villeneuve Might Return to Canadian Indies — but Until Then He Loves What He's 'Dune'

PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2024

Speaking with Denis Villeneuve the day after Dune: Part Two's Montreal premiere where the red carpet was quite literally rolled out for him...

Celebrating 100 Years of Columbia Pictures with an Iconic Film from Each Decade

PUBLISHED Feb 22, 2024

From the earliest days of studio founders Joe Brandt and brothers Harry and Jack Cohn working the sidelines to becoming one of the major...

Denis Villeneuve Can 'Dune' No Wrong in Glorious 'Part Two'

Directed by Denis Villeneuve

PUBLISHED Feb 21, 2024

The success of 'Dune: Part One' in 2021 can be, at least in part, attributed to the fact that a sequel was, more likely than not, imminent...

'Seagrass' Embraces the Chaos of Family Dynamics

Directed by Meredith Hama-Brown

PUBLISHED Feb 21, 2024

Canadian director Meredith Hama-Brown contends with a lot in her feature film debut. The breakdown of a marriage, mixed-race relationship...

Jennifer Lopez's 'This Is Me...Now: A Love Story' Film Is More Than a Vanity Project

Directed by Dave Meyers

PUBLISHED Feb 16, 2024

When Jennifer Lopez released her 1999 debut album, 'On the 6,' it felt like something special was peculating. Lopez had starred in 'Selena'...